Finally, a new studio! BATVTV43
in cooperation with the
local school district built a new studio
within the walls of the Batavia
High School, in Batavia, IL. The
arrangement was certainly a win-win
situation for both concerns. The high
school would have direct access to
the studio for educational classes, and
the cable station would have direct
access to the students to run camera
and do editing for local programming.
There have been 2 semesters of
broadcasting classes, 16 months of
video club, 18 months of community
training, and over 1,000 hours of programming.

The education classes taught in
the studio brought about a need to
reassess the equipment in the facility;
especially the studio lighting.
Equipped with only a few incandescent
fixtures, there certainly was a
need to upgrade.

“We are fortunate to have such a nice selection of
Videssence lights in our studio. This allows us to have
quality lighting, cooler studio operation, and save
energy while educating students on the value of lighting
for the camera in video shoots.”

—Dan Shanahan, Programming Director, BATV

The studio is approximately 30´ by
30´ with a 12´ grid. There are two primary
shooting areas, a chromakey
area, and a two-person interview set.
Programming features a wide range
of styles and formats, from serious
interviews on local government and
city issues, to innovative shows created
by the imaginative students. Since
its inception in 1998, Batavia Access
Television (BATV) has provided the
community of Batavia with free, noncommercial
television production
and related services including video
production equipment and facilities,
professional assistance, and cablecasting
of non-commercial, public,
government, and education programs.
The studio is also used to
teach high school level courses on all
facets of broadcasting, a new curriculum
for Batavia High School.

A variety of Videssence lighting
instruments were installed in the studio.
Each fixture can be individually
demonstrated in terms of photometric
output and appropriate application.
Currently being used to light the interview
set, the lights can be re-hung to
light the chromakey wall, or taken
down for location shoots. The selection
of fixtures includes a Baselite220,
Koldlite110, Koldlite220, Modular
M110, Zone 234, each with a variety
of accessories, including intensifiers
and zone control screens